Reviews Home :
Church & Pastoral Reviews :
Youth Ministry Reviews :
Serving Alongside Parents Reviews
Customer Reviews for WaterBrook Press What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
WaterBrook Press What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Average Customer Rating:
(11 Reviews) 11
Rating Snapshot (11 reviews)
5 stars
8
4 stars
3
3 stars
0
2 stars
0
1 star
0
11 out of 11100%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Review 1 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
Light shines through this.
Date:May 10, 2013
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Light so pure and beautiful shines as Dannah reveals the meaning of Yada, transcending the human comprehension of things, and bringing the true significance of sexual relationship back to Eden. Back to the divine purpose of it all.
This is it.
An explanation for the unexplainable. The longing. The feelings. The ache. In fact, while reading, I truly felt the anointing on this book and I praise God for the life and ministry of Dannah Gresh ― proclaiming truth passionately and beautifully in a world steeped in darkness.
As a girl committed to purity, What Are You Waiting For encouraged me to pursue a journey toward sanctification in my relationship with God and my future husband. Each chapter unravels truths that touches the soul and enhances the yearning to continue on the right track. For some of us who've fallen, this may literally be the door to freedom for you. Gresh reaches out compassionately, having been through that experience, herself. I've read a good number of books on purity before marriage and so far I can truly say that this one has the most solid, brilliant, radiant thoughts and arguments on this subject. Very well and carefully written and researched, with deep and considerable insights. Life changing lessons. Honestly, one of THE very best books I've read this year, You need to read it to believe it. I sense that Gresh is making an impact on this generation... it is THAT big.
Thank you, Dannah.
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Review 2 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
Great read!
Date:January 23, 2013
Tlsdp82
Location:Springfield, IL
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
This is a great book! It has so much information; both biblical and health-wise. All teenag girls need to read this, then they can make informed decisions and understand just how much God loves them.
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Review 3 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
Date:March 23, 2012
Alexandre
Age:35-44
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
A quick read but so true and enlightning. Thank you for writing this book, it gives a new and mature outlook on life and one to adopt.
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Review 4 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
Excellent material!
Date:February 2, 2012
Ruth
Location:Auburn, AL
Age:25-34
Gender:female
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Although the target audience is older teen girls and college (20-somethings) age, my husband and I both read the book. We've been floored by her approach and by her explanation of what Godly intimacy is. We still have young children but have been inspired to make "yada" our focus every day for our marriage. She is a great storyteller and has excellent wit. She also did extensive research for this book and gave "real world" explanations and stories based on her research. Made for a very authentic and touching read.
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Review 5 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
Excellent, thoughtful, and provoking.
Date:November 19, 2011
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
As an undergraduate student, one of my favorite research topics is the intertwining of faith and medieval Christianity's views on the human body and sexuality in medieval literature. However, it appears that in today's world, we seem not to have moved very far from the harmful, medieval view of human sexuality that denies sex as a gift from God. In Dannah Gresh's book What Are You Waiting For? The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex, she explores what it means to have a healthy, fulfilling sexuality that mimics the Triune God.
Though sporting the typical "wait for marriage!" call, Gresh goes deeper to explain why Christ desires that his followers stay sexually pure outside of marital relationships. Drawing upon the Hebrew word yada (meaning to be deeply known and respected) throughout the book, Gresh weaves a text which explains that married sexual relationships are not about physical contact, but about knowing another person deeply, just as Christ knows the church. For example, Gresh writes that the word yada appears in Psalm 46:10 (Be still and know that I am God), and also another time in Genesis 4:1 (Adam lay [yada] with his wife). Though not these verses are not the only appearances of the word, Gresh uses these verses to explain that God created sex as a good thing for married couples.
Also tackling tough issues such as sexual pasts and the problem of pornography in today's society, What Are You Waiting For? is an easy, yet engaging read for any young woman seeking sexual purity in a world gone wild with promiscuity. Though the book does not promise marriage for every reader, it encourages that all readers, regardless of age or marital status seek sexual purity for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
PS- The good people at Multnomah's Blogging for Books program provided me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Share this review:
+2points
2of 2voted this as helpful.
Review 6 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
The one thing no one ever tells you
Date:June 11, 2011
mrsmcfadden
Location:Fort Bragg, CA
Age:25-34
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
The on thing no on ever tells you about sex. . .
In What are you Waiting for? Dannah Gresh gets down to brass tacks about how our culture has made a deprave thing out of something God designed to be beautiful. She discusses the hottest topics of most teens in the 21st century, masturbation, lesbianism, and how far is too far. This book is a wonderful insight into God's love for us, and His divine plan for the marriage bed. I highly recommend that if you have a teenage daughter, you run out right now and not only buy What are you Waiting for? but also And the Bride Wore White.
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Review 7 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
What Are You Waiting For?
Date:May 31, 2011
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
First, I chose this book to review because there were still almost 60 copies available. Not the most popular book on the review list. Why not read it and write a review? It's just about sex and the one thing nobody ever told me about it. But really, it was way more than that! I love the opening paragraph, "This book is not for spiritual monks. If you spend more of your time at church getting to know God's word than out in the world living it, you probably won't like this book. It's raw and real. If you can't handle words like masturbation, orgasm, and porn, you should just put it down now."
According to some reviews I read after ordering the book, this is for young, single, Christian women. I'm none of those except the Christian. I've been married for almost 10 years now with 3 children, so of course we've did the deed. This book still taught me some things about what the bible says about sex, love, and relationships.
All I have to say is "yada, yada, yada." No, not just chatter talk because I don't know what to say. In the bible it tells us "Adam lay with his wife Eve and she became pregnant (4:1). Hebrew word for sex in this verse is yada. The definition of the Hebrew word is "to know, to be known, to be deeply respected." How many of you know this involves more than just the physical intimacy with another person?
This book gets a little more in depth, but is filled with too much info to put in one review. I really recommend this book to any young woman. The author did a lot of research and biblical studies for this book. She explains so many scriptures and what God really wants for us where marriage and sex is concerned. My friend keeps bugging me to borrow the book, so it's her turn to get informed. She will find out the one thing no one ever told her about sex!
According to some reviews I read after ordering the book, this is for young, single, Christian women. I'm none of those except the Christian. I've been married for almost 10 years now with 3 children, so of course we've did the deed. This book still taught me some things about what the bible says about sex, love, and relationships.
All I have to say is "yada, yada, yada." No, not just chatter talk because I don't know what to say. In the bible it tells us "Adam lay with his wife Eve and she became pregnant (4:1). Hebrew word for sex in this verse is yada. The definition of the Hebrew word is "to know, to be known, to be deeply respected." How many of you know this involves more than just the physical intimacy with another person?
This book gets a little more in depth, but is filled with too much info to put in one review. I really recommend this book to any young woman. The author did a lot of research and biblical studies for this book. She explains so many scriptures and what God really wants for us where marriage and sex is concerned. My friend keeps bugging me to borrow the book, so it's her turn to get informed. She will find out the one thing no one ever told her about sex!
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. This is only my opinion and nobody else.
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Review 8 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
what are you waiting for?
Date:April 20, 2011
BethR
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of
5
what are you waiting for? The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex is a book we have been waiting for about a topic that has not been tackled clearly enough, sex. Author Dannah Gresh in researching this topic has uncovered some fascinating things about God’s purpose for the union that takes place between man and woman.
The book is a combination of many things. First, the author has researched many words found in the original Biblical text and found that they don’t mean exactly what the average person thinks they do. Second, Gresh shares from personal experience her own challenges surrounding this topic within her life and marriage. Finally, Gresh shares council on how to follow God’s plan for this sexual union in order to have the healthiest experience a married couple can have.
The author also tackles many tough subjects in this book. It makes me blush a little to even rewrite some of the chapter titles, but here goes! Chapter titles include but are not limited to: “not all sex is the same,” “the lesbian question,” “our porn problem,” and “the line.” All of the chapters were very informative and a super teaching and ministry tool. The one thing in the book I didn’t completely understand was the prayer for breaking soul ties. That is something I will have to further research for myself.
I learned while reading this book! I love it when I find something that teaches me and makes me better. This book gave me a better understanding of God’s purpose(s) for sex. The author tackles some tough topics and answers them with the upmost respect for the reader with a heart of love. I was very impressed by her tact and ability to share what God’s word says, in a non-confrontational manner, with the intent of bringing a hurting person to the light of God’s truth.
I recommend this book for anyone who would like to know more about what God’s Word really says about the subject. It needs to be talked about because God created it and He said that everything He created is GOOD. If you have made mistakes in the past this book can put you on the road to overcoming them. I also think this book would be a helpful tool for parents of tweens and teens. Youth and college age ministry leaders would benefit from reading this book as well.
Disclaimer: I received this book from Waterbrook Multnomah as part of their blogging program in exchange for a book review. I was not required to give a favorable review. The opinions expressed are my own.
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Review 9 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
honest and bold.
Date:April 18, 2011
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
2
out of
5
I recently had the opportunity to read What Are You Waiting For? by Dannah Gresh through a service called "Blogging For Books" from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing.
This is a book about sex.
As a single someone almost 30 years old, I was just curious to see what would be said. I have read LOTS about sex and relationships and marriage, both Christian and secular- and admittedly, I am not shocked or surprised by much any more.
This was a very good, VERY informational book, don't get me wrong. This woman is obviously anointed and had a good word and had touched the lives of many, many young men and women through her story and service.
This was a very good, VERY informational book, don't get me wrong. This woman is obviously anointed and had a good word and had touched the lives of many, many young men and women through her story and service.
Honestly though, it just didn't ring my bells. I'm starting to think that maybe I'm just too much older than the intended audience and maybe it would have meant more if I was 18 or in college and hadn't already read a bunch of "sex" type books. Everything she said was good and true, but it was all pretty much stuff everyone knows- sex before marriage is a bad idea, masturbation is a bad idea, having to tell your future spouse you messed up before you met them is really hard so you'd really rather not have to do it, etc..... I knew all this.
That said, again, I want to say it IS a great book and I think every young girl should have it to read. Especially, if this will be the one of the first books like it they've read. I'm jaded from past experience but really don't let that keep you from getting this book, because its great. She has a way of just telling the truth in a way thats you get, thats easy to understand and doesn't go over your head. That's important to me.
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Review 10 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
"What Are You Waiting For?" - Yada, Yada, Yada....
Date:March 19, 2011
BrittanyKetter
Location:PA
Age:18-24
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
When I first received this book, my first reaction was one of excitement. (I LOVE NEW BOOKS!) My second reaction was "Oh snap! Now everyone is going to know I read this!" But I am reviewing it nonetheless and I hope you stick around to hear what I have to say about this book.
Back in 2007 I went to one of Dannah Gresh's Pure Freedom events and ever since then, when I would hear the word "yada" my mind would instantly take me back to that event where I learned the true meaning of the word. It's not the equivalent of "blah, blah, blah" as I had initially thought, but it's real meaning is "to know, to be known, to be deeply respected." This is something that I have held onto ever since the Pure Freedom conference all those years ago.
In What Are You Waiting For? Dannah takes this word, "yada" and traces it from Genesis to Revelation shedding light on God's view and purpose of sex. (Oh I just said S-E-X. Are you feeing uncomfortable yet?) Well, if you are this book will be a hard read for you.
This world has turned sex into something that is no big deal and something that "everyone is doing" and has completely disregarded the sacredness of it that God had intended.
What Are You Waiting For? also brings in several other topics including
-"Friends with Benefits"
-Masturbation
-Pornography
-Masturbation
-Pornography
And other topics as well. In short:
Friends with Benefits - Not only is this a sin, but it's also impossible for both parties NOT to be hurt in the process. With the way God made us and because this is not in His plan for us, it leaves you broken, confused, and having "benefits" in there is a complete lie! There are no benefits.
Masturbation - This is addressed directly and as the sin that it is.
Pornography - To quote a friend of mine, "Pornography cheapens sexuality, objectifies the human body, reducing it to an object of gratification. " Dannah expands on this topic more in her book.
Other topics include homosexuality and other difficult sexual issues.
What Are You Waiting For? Is written in a blunt manner and could be an uncomfortable book to read. That much Dannah writes to you on the first page. As this is written to an older audience (mainly senior high and college girls) I would recommend it for the audience to which it is written and no younger than that. The direct style in which it is written is much needed in the world today. The main message in this book is abstinence.
Before you might have been thinking "yada, yada, yada" as in "blah, blah, blah" but after reading this book, I know that when you hear "yada, yada, yada" it will have a whole new meaning to you!
Share this review:
+2points
2of 2voted this as helpful.
Review 11 for What Are You Waiting For?: The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex - eBook
Overall Rating:
Wonderful Book to Encourage Single Girls to Wait!
Date:March 17, 2011
iAmYoursAlone2009
Location:Fargo, ND
Age:18-24
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
“What Are You Waiting For? The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex” by Dannah Gresh is the perfect book for any single woman curious about sex; so any single woman could benefit from reading this book. Dannah’s approach is to be totally honest about how awesome sex is within the confines of marriage as God intended it to be. Being a college sophomore who didn’t wait until marriage I found healing in the “Starting Over” chapter and with much prayer have found freedom from my past. God’s will for sex is beautiful. Sex is not just a physical act but a spiritual connection as well, Dannah emphasizes the difference between sex within marriage (yada) and sex outside marriage (shakab). Dannah does a great job providing insight on topics most people shy away from when encouraging singles to wait until marriage. She confronts porn, masturbation, and confusion about sexuality by digging through God’s word and presenting His opinion and direction. Throughout the book I found comfort in knowing God’s word is always at the forefront of Dannah’s discussion. Dannah looks to God’s word to provide true guidance for girls who choose to remain pure for the one who is God’s best for them. I will definitely be passing this book around to every girl I know!
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.